ec2-bundle-instance
From Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud: 2009-04-04
ec2-bundle-instance
Description
Bundles the Windows instance. This procedure is not applicable for Linux and UNIX instances. For more information, go to the
![[Note]](/ec2-clt-2009-04-04/note.png){kind=small} | Note |
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During bundling, only the root store (C:\) is bundled. Data on other instance stores is not preserved. |
Syntax
ec2-bundle-instance
instance -b bucket -p prefix -o access-key-id {-c policy | -w secret-access-key} [options]
Options
| Name | Description | Required |
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The ID of the instance to bundle. Type: String Default: None Example: i-5e73d509 |
Yes |
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The Access Key ID of the owner of the Amazon S3 bucket. Type: String Default: None Example: 157SZTMZQT516NAZ7CR2 |
Yes |
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The bucket in which to store the AMI. You can specify a bucket that you already own or a new bucket that Amazon EC2 creates on your behalf. If you specify a bucket that belongs to someone else, Amazon EC2 returns an error. Type: String Default: None Example: mybucket |
Yes |
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Specifies the beginning of the file name of the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: winami |
Yes |
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An Amazon S3 upload policy that gives Amazon EC2 permission to upload items into Amazon S3 on the user's behalf. For more information on bundling in Windows, go to the Type: String Default: None Example: upload-policy |
Yes |
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The bucket in which to store the AMI. You can specify a bucket that you already own or a new bucket that Amazon EC2 creates on your behalf. If you specify a bucket that belongs to someone else, Amazon EC2 returns an error. Type: String Default: None Example: eW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g/dj1SU3NKMTlzeTNKSQ== |
Yes |
Output
The command returns a table that contains the following information:
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BUNDLE identifier
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ID of the bundle
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ID of the instance
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Bucket name
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Bundle prefix
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Bundle status
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Bundle start time
Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.
Examples
Example Request
This example bundles the i-e468cd8d instance.
PROMPT>ec2-bundle-instance i-12345 -b mybucket -p winami -o AIDADH4IGTRXXKCD -w eW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g/dj1SU3NKMTlzeTNKSQ==BUNDLE bun-c1a540a8 i-12345 mybucket winami pending 2008-09-15T17:15:20+0000 2008-09-15T17:15:20+0000